Lily’s POV.
Next day, Ryan gets the news that he has to go to San Francisco for an emergency on Monday. I really get pissed but try to understand his responsibilities.
“I promise, I will finish my work before Friday and we will go to the island together.” Ryan says as he gives me a light peck on lips as I pass him his clothes.
“It is not about that. I just feel alone when you are not here. Even though Lady and Teddy are great company, they miss you too and that makes me miss you even more.” I say as I sit beside his bag on the bed.
“I know dear. But if I complete this work, I would be free for a whole week and I promise that week would belong all to you.” Ryan says.
“Oh! How I hate it when you are logical and totally convince me.” I say with a pout.
“How about you convince me to ditch packing and make love to you?” Ryan asks teasingly as he puts the bag down and starts kissing my neck.
On Monday morning, we have breakfast together, then he drops me at SDC and kisses me goodbye. I really feel like crying my eyes out. I don’t like when Ryan has to go away. I would have accompanied him but I have my job to do too.
We work on our new project’s final preparation. I have half hearted lunch and pack away the rest of it. Ryan has appointed a full time maid for the apartment, so I won’t be alone in the house in case I get dizzy spells and also I don’t over do myself too. She is a good cook but I really don’t feel like eating right now.
“Well I would have to leave for San Francisco soon. I don’t want to but I have to.” Vance says on the phone after he asks me to come in the cabin and I perk up at the mention of the city.
“Well if you don’t want to, maybe I can go to your place instead. I will handle any problem there is and you can stay here with Kathy.” I say as soon as he hangs up with a broad smile which can’t hide my intention.
“Why do I feel like there is more to these? Because I haven’t seen you this lively since morning.” Vance asks.
“Ryan is in San Francisco. But I promise I will focus on my work and solve everything there.” I say.
“Okay. But you have to lead a team there and I know you can do this but Ryan would kill me if I make you do everything. Just take care of yourself. I will book a flight for you for the morning.” Vance says.
“Can you also do one more thing? Can you just ask Ryan where he is staying and tell me. But don’t tell him. I want to surprise him.” I say.
“Okay. Anything else?” Vance asks.
“Also I was thinking as it would take three or four days there, I would travel with Ryan only as we both have to go to the island and I will start my work there. Would that be okay, Sir?” I ask.
“Yes it would be fine.” Vance says with a smile.
I squeal in happiness and kiss his cheek and say, “You are an angel, thank you.”
“You’re welcome. What are friends for anyway?” Vance says.
That night, I went home with a happy smile on my face. I tell Lia, our maid, to look after Teddy and Lady while we are gone and tell her about their schedule of everything. The dog walker would be here at day but at night she has to look after them.
I pack only one trolley bag and one duffle bag with my stuff, so I don’t have to wait for luggage. I get a call from Ryan and we talk for a while. I try very hard not to tell him about my surprise.
Next day, I say goodbyes to my pups and promise to meet them soon on Friday as we would be picking them up then leaving for the island. I take a cab to the airport for Queens and also take an hour-long nap too.
My flight is at 8 am, so I would reach San Francisco at 1 or 2 pm. Vance already sent me the address of the hotel Ryan is staying at. I sit in the business class and have my breakfast as I read a file about the company we have a new project with.
We already are finished with everything but I am there just to survey if everything is going smoothly as it should. In two days, I will be finished with my work and can also attend a small gathering at a tech museum on Thursday.
Soon, we landed and I departed from the airport in a taxi. I reached the hotel and went inside to sit in the lobby. The receptionist asks me if I need a room but I shake my head no and say that my fiance is staying here and I will call him to get me. He picks up at the second ring.
“Hi, honey. Did you have lunch? You called, is there something wrong?” Ryan asks as soon as he picks.
“I am fine and no I did not eat lunch. But if you join me I might think about it.” I say and see some people looking at my ring and I smile. Mia asked about it too and I just told that I will tell her in time with a treat.
“I would like that too but you know we are far away from making it happen.” Ryan says and I try to hold my chuckle back.
“And what if I say I can make this distance go away like magic?” I ask.
“And how would that happen?” Ryan asks.
“Why don’t you come down in the lobby and ask that to a girl dressed in a cream white sheath dress and open red hair?” I ask and hang up with a giggle.
“Are you Ms. Lily Scott, Mam?” The manager asks me after a few minutes.
“Yes.” I say.
“Please follow me to your room, Mam.” He says and takes my bag.
We enter the elevator along with a room service whose scents are making me embarrassed in front of them as my stomach growls in hunger. I enter the only room on the floor and hug Ryan not caring who is looking when he comes in front of me.
“Thanks for the surprise. I was really missing you and wanted to rush everything here so I can be with you.” Ryan says as he holds me while the manager and the waitress leave with a grin on their face.
“I was missing you too. But I am not here only for you. I’m here for work purposes too. And after lunch I would be very busy.” I say and go to arrange our lunch which Ryan ordered for us.
“As you say, Madam.” Ryan says and stops me, to kiss me.
The next two days go by quickly with my work and with Ryan relaxing company. We would complete our work before evening and then go out for some fun. I saw the golden gate bridge with fog around it at night through our window too. It was beautiful.
Ryan joined me at a museum gathering and we got to see many amazing things. Then we had dinner and made love to each other. On Friday, after breakfast we left for New York to pick up our pups and bags for the island where we would reach in the early evening.
I make myself comfortable in his private chopper and make sure our pups are comfortable too. After an hour, as I have snacks, I look out of the window to see an island in the distance.
It looks so beautiful from up here. The side we are seeing has many little houses and a big resort that is under renovation. As the jet moves past it, my mouth falls open in awe at the first look of the other half of the island.
“How is it?” Ryan asks.
“It is… so magical.” I say as I look at the mansion and grounds around it which are lush with trees and sandy beach.
The mansion looks more like a castle to me with a conservatory beside it and a swimming pool with a waterfall beside the back of the mansion. Soon the chopper lands and Ryan helps me get down. Ryan takes me to our room first as I feel a bit tired after all this travelling. I will take a tour later.
Our room’s door opens to a sitting room and behind it is a glass door to the bedroom. This room also has one more door which I don’t know what it is for. I literally crash on bed and sleep for a few hours and after dinner, I go to sleep again.
“Wake up, Lily. Get showered then I will show you around.” Ryan says next morning as he kisses my head.
“I am up.” I say and go to the ensuite bathroom which looks like a big room itself.
I get showered then wear a high low line floral dress of teal and dark pink color. I tie my hair in a loose bun and go down after wearing walking shoes. A maid shows me the way to the buffet style dining room.
Ryan has already gotten my plate ready for me and I see Teddy and Lady having go at their breakfast with enthusiasm to get out as soon as they are finished. I have eggs benedict with some juice and fruits then after taking medicine we go on a tour of the mansion.
There are more than thirty rooms in this mansion and more than half of them have an ensuite bathroom. The ground floor of the east side of the building has a kitchen. The ballroom is on the second floor above it.
As only a few of the rooms are renovated, Richard and Heather’s only close friends and families are coming. We take a tour of the gym and garage after that then go to see the conservatory. It has every type of flower in it along with every facility.
After lunch and a short nap, Ryan asks me to wear a swimsuit. I wear a halter neck one piece navy blue bikini and come out of the closet. Ryan looks at the tiny bump which is clear to be seen in a tight bikini.
“He is growing fast, huh?” Ryan asks as he caresses and kisses it.
“Yep. I feel a bit itchy sometimes but the doctor said it is just my uterus expanding.” I say.
“Well he is just trying to make room for himself. But soon I will try to make a good room for him too. It might not be as good and warm as her mom’s womb but I will try my best.” Ryan says as he takes me towards a room beside ours on the left side.
“If this is how you personally design a room, then I don’t need to worry at all.” I say as I look around the room.
The room is divided in two parts. One side has a library with beautiful furniture and on the other side there is a pool and both sides have floor to ceiling windows that have a breathtaking view of the sea in front of it.
“You liked it?” Ryan asks.
“I love it. It is just like I told you about in that hotel.” I say and turn around to kiss Ryan.
“Well, I will need more than that in appreciation.” Ryan says as he kisses the palm of my hands.
“Well, you can have all you like but after I take a relaxing dip in the pool. Maybe later we could have fun in the library. You can choose the book.” I say with a wink and move towards the swimming pool and carefully go into it.
“Well I already have one in mind.” Ryan says and jumps in the pool.
We swim around for sometime and then as I promised, I swipe the things off the table and lay down on it as said in the book he chose and let him have his way with me not only in appreciation but also in love.
On Sunday, we go yachting and snorkeling on the private beach. We see varieties of aqua life and colorful coral reefs. I swim with turtles too. We chill on the deck of the yacht and then have lunch. Then after two days of enough play, we start our work.
On Wednesday morning, we wait on the roof for Richard and Heather to arrive. As I drink juice, I feel nervous about meeting them. Most of the guests have already arrived and some would come before the party which would start in the evening. But we would be telling Ryan’s parents about us at lunch.
As I look at the ring which I had hidden under my dress, Ryan takes my hand to assure me that everything would be fine then asks me to eat some fruits but as it is going to be lunch time soon I deny it.
“Relax. Everything would be fine and everything would go smoothly too. You just have to get ready in that sexy dress I chose for you and wear that beautiful ring that goes with it and let me worry about the rest of the things. You just need to smile and shy away a bit but then obviously kiss me for my hard work.” Ryan says as he kisses my hand.
“Thanks for trying but I still don’t know what I would do if things went southways.” I say as my worry tries to stub my excitement.
“He loves you and would be happy to officially call you his daughter. So don’t worry and behave like there is nothing between us for just few more minutes. Because then I would be promoted from secret fiance to official fiance.” Ryan says and I chuckle, “Just smile like that and everything would be fine.”
“Okay.” I say and we hear a distant sound of chopper’s blade.
I see from the room on the terrace that the chopper is coming and Ryan kisses my hand and goes out. I don’t go out as I am wearing a dress which does hide my belly bump nicely but the wind of the chopper can unveil my secret way earlier than necessary as nobody would believe I have a big tummy because of food not baby.
I stand up and wait as they come towards the room. I look at Ryan and see his face is almost red in anger but why? I look at Theo beside him and raise my brow and he looks behind. And when I look behind him, my smile turns into frowning and I feel like I was right to get nervous.
The evil smiles at me like she still has a ball in her court but she doesn’t know that Ryan and are way more close than she thinks. I smile when Richard and Heather enter the room with one more middle aged man, Wyatt, Viola and Noah.
“Lily, you are… glowing just like a woman should in your condition.” Freya says and I am no less shocked than Ryan.